CN1933265A - Semiconductor laser device and method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents

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CN1933265A
CN1933265A CNA2006100997595A CN200610099759A CN1933265A CN 1933265 A CN1933265 A CN 1933265A CN A2006100997595 A CNA2006100997595 A CN A2006100997595A CN 200610099759 A CN200610099759 A CN 200610099759A CN 1933265 A CN1933265 A CN 1933265A
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Abstract

A semiconductor laser device in which a red semiconductor laser device and an infrared semiconductor laser device are located on a single substrate, and an end-face window structure is formed simultaneously. The hydrogen concentration (1.5e<SUP>18 </SUP>cm<SUP>-3</SUP>) of a fourth clad layer ( 110 ) of the infrared semiconductor laser device is higher than the hydrogen concentration (1e<SUP>18 </SUP>cm<SUP>-3</SUP>) of a second clad layer ( 105 ) of the red semiconductor laser device which is a first semiconductor laser device, whereby an active layer of the infrared semiconductor laser device can be sufficiently disordered in the semiconductor laser device.

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Semiconductor laser device and manufacture method thereof
Invention field
Form the technology of end window when the present invention relates on the substrate to make the different semiconductor laser of oscillation wavelength easily.
Background technology
Current prevailing is used as the big Capacity Optical recording medium that can write down bulk information with DVD (digital multi-purpose CD) and CD CDs such as (audio frequency cds), DVD uses the red light semiconductor laser of oscillation wavelength 650nm, and CD then uses the infrared semiconductor laser of oscillation wavelength 780nm.
In recent years, use and have wavelength and pick up the light device as two kinds of CDs of adaptation of the semiconductor laser of 780nm as the red light semiconductor laser of 650nm and wavelength.Existing 2 long wavelength semiconductor lasers, its main flow are the single chip architecture that disposes red light semiconductor laser and infrared semiconductor laser on the single substrate.
Fig. 4 A, Fig. 4 B, Fig. 4 C, Fig. 4 D illustrate the manufacture method of existing 2 long wavelength semiconductor lasers.
At first, shown in Fig. 4 A, on the 1st conductivity type (n) GaAs substrate 1, form the double-heterostructure 121 of infrared semiconductor laser 8.Particularly, on the 1st conductivity type (n) GaAs substrate 1 deposit and form the 1st conductivity type (n) GaAs resilient coating the 2, the 1st conductivity type AlGaInP covering 3, active coating the 4, the 2nd conductivity type (p) AlGaInP covering the 5, the 2nd conductivity type (p) GaInP intermediate layer the 6, the 2nd conductivity type (p) GaAs contact layer the 7, the 2nd conductivity type (p) the AlGaAs layer (not shown) of the multi-quantum pit structure formed by GaAs trap layer and AlGaAs barrier layer.
Then, remove above-mentioned the 2nd conductivity type AlGaAs layer by strip selectively after, shown in Fig. 4 B, etch away like that the double-heterostructure that forms red light semiconductor device 15 the zone as described in the double-heterostructure of infrared semiconductor laser 8.
Then, shown in Fig. 4 C, on the 1st conductivity type GaAs substrate 1, form the double-heterostructure 122 of red light semiconductor laser 15.Particularly, on the 1st conductivity type GaAs substrate 1 deposit and form the 1st conductivity type GaAs resilient coating the 9, the 1st conductivity type AlGaInP covering 10, active coating the 11, the 2nd conductivity type AlGaInP covering the 12, the 2nd conductivity type GaInP intermediate layer the 13, the 2nd conductivity type (p) the GaAs contact layer 14 of the multi-quantum pit structure formed by GaInP trap layer and AlGaInP barrier layer.
Then, shown in Fig. 4 D, behind the red light semiconductor laser 15 on the removal infrared semiconductor laser 8, form end face window structure, thereby form mask, behind the deposit ZnO of end window portion in the part except that end window portion, under 600 ℃, anneal, Zn is spread selectively.At this moment, there is 3e in the active coating of the double-heterostructure of the active coating of the double-heterostructure of the infrared semiconductor laser 8 of end face window structure, red light semiconductor laser 15 18Cm -3About Zn.
Form the patent documentation of end face window structure in the time of as above-mentioned 2 long wavelength semiconductor lasers, can enumerate the patent disclosure 2001-345514 of Japan communique.
In the double-heterostructure of 2 long wavelength semiconductor lasers, end face window structure with ZnO as diffuse source, make Zn by invading in the active coating as the 2nd conductive type cladding layer that the AlGaInP of V family parent element forms, cause the disordering of the active coating of multi-quantum pit structure by phosphorus.There is 1e in the active coating 11 of red light semiconductor laser 15 18Cm -3Or during bigger Zn, produce disordering at 600 ℃ lower temperatures.On the other hand, under the identical temperature, need there be 1e in the active coating 4 of infrared semiconductor laser 8 with the active coating 11 of red light semiconductor laser 15 time 19Cm -3Or the Zn of bigger high concentration.
Like this, the active coating 4 of infrared semiconductor laser 8 need make Zn diffuse into surplus, but when forming end face window structure simultaneously, and is not enough to the Zn diffusion of the active coating 4 of infrared semiconductor laser 8, thereby insufficient generation disordering, there is the problem that does not work as end face window structure.
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of semiconductor laser device and manufacture method thereof, this laser has desirable end face window structure, even when configuration red light semiconductor laser and infrared semiconductor laser also form end face window structure simultaneously on single substrate, also in the active coating of infrared semiconductor laser, produce abundant disordering.
Summary of the invention
In order to solve above-mentioned problem, the semiconductor laser device of the present invention the 1st aspect, on the 1st conductivity type substrate, form the 1st different semiconductor laser of oscillation wavelength, the 2nd semiconductor laser, wherein has end face window structure, and have on the 1st conductivity type substrate: the 1st covering that comprises the 1st conductivity type, the 1st active coating of multi-quantum pit structure, the 1st semiconductor laser double-heterostructure with the 2nd covering of the 2nd conductivity type, and the 3rd covering that comprises the 1st conductivity type, the 2nd active coating of multi-quantum pit structure, the 2nd semiconductor laser double-heterostructure with the 4th covering of the 2nd conductivity type, wherein, the hydrogen concentration of the 4th covering of the 2nd semiconductor laser is higher than the hydrogen concentration of the 2nd covering of the 1st semiconductor laser.
The semiconductor laser device of the present invention the 2nd aspect be aspect the 1st in, with respect to the hydrogen concentration of the 1st covering of the 1st conductivity type of the 1st semiconductor laser, the hydrogen concentration height of the 2nd covering of the 2nd conductivity type; With respect to the hydrogen concentration of the 3rd covering of the 1st conductivity type of the 2nd semiconductor laser, the hydrogen concentration height of the 4th covering of the 2nd conductivity type.
The manufacture method of the semiconductor laser device of the present invention the 3rd aspect, has following operation: on the 1st conductivity type substrate, form the 1st covering that comprises the 1st conductivity type, the 1st active coating of multi-quantum pit structure, the 2nd covering of the 2nd conductivity type, the operation of the double-heterostructure of the 1st semiconductor laser of the 1st contact layer of the 2nd conductivity type, etch away the operation of the part double-heterostructure of the 1st semiconductor laser, formation comprises the 3rd covering of the 1st conductivity type, the 2nd active coating of multi-quantum pit structure, the 4th covering of the 2nd conductivity type, the operation of the double-heterostructure of the 1st semiconductor laser of the 2nd contact layer of the 2nd conductivity type, etch away the operation of the double-heterostructure of the 2nd semiconductor laser that forms on the double-heterostructure of the 1st semiconductor laser, the operation of in the atmosphere of hydride, annealing, and form impurity in the end face portion of described laminated construction, and make impurity be diffused into described the 1st active coating and the 2nd active coating simultaneously, thereby form the operation of end face window structure in the mode of heat-treating.
The semiconductor laser device of the present invention the 4th aspect be aspect the 1st in, the double-heterostructure of the 1st semiconductor laser is a red light semiconductor laser, the double-heterostructure of the 2nd semiconductor laser is an infrared semiconductor laser.
The manufacture method of the semiconductor laser device of the present invention the 5th aspect be aspect the 3rd in, the double-heterostructure of the 1st semiconductor laser is a red light semiconductor laser, the double-heterostructure of the 2nd semiconductor laser is an infrared semiconductor laser.
The manufacture method of the semiconductor laser device of the present invention the 6th aspect be aspect the 3rd in, the double-heterostructure of the 1st semiconductor laser forms earlier than the double-heterostructure of the 2nd semiconductor laser.
The semiconductor laser device of the present invention the 7th aspect be aspect in 1, the 3rd covering of the 1st conductivity type of the 1st covering of the 1st conductivity type of the 1st semiconductor laser and the 2nd covering of the 2nd conductivity type and the 2nd semiconductor laser and the 4th covering of the 2nd conductivity type are the materials that comprises phosphorus.
The manufacture method of the semiconductor laser device of the present invention the 8th aspect be aspect the 3rd in, in the 1st semiconductor laser, the 2nd semiconductor laser all with phosphorus as V group element.
According to above-mentioned composition, when making different 2 semiconductor lasers of wavelength,, promote the Zn diffusion in window district by the hydrogen concentration of control covering, make when finishing the window district easily.
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Figure 1A～Fig. 1 C is the cutaway view that preceding half operation of manufacture method of 2 long wavelength semiconductor lasers of the present invention is shown.
Fig. 2 A～Fig. 2 C is the cutaway view that the later half operation of manufacture method of 2 long wavelength semiconductor lasers of the present invention is shown.
Fig. 3 is the cutaway view of 2 long wavelength semiconductor lasers finished of this execution mode.
Fig. 4 A～Fig. 4 D is the manufacturing procedure picture of existing 2 long wavelength semiconductor lasers.
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Below, the manufacture method of semiconductor laser device of the present invention is described according to embodiment.
Fig. 3 illustrates semiconductor laser device of the present invention.
As the double-heterostructure 122 of red light semiconductor laser 15, the part on the substrate of being made up of n-GaAs 101 forms n-GaAs resilient coating 102, n-AlGaInP covering 103, and adds Si as n type impurity, and impurity concentration is 1e 18Cm -3About.
On said n-AlGaInP covering 103, forming the oscillation wavelength of being made up of GaInP trap layer and AlGaInP barrier layer is the active coating (the 1st active coating) 104 of the multi-quantum pit structure of 650nm.The oscillation wavelength of being made up of GaInP trap floor and AlGaInP barrier layer in end window district is that the Zn concentration of active coating 104 of the multi-quantum pit structure of 650nm is 3e 18Cm -3About.
Be on the active coating 104 of multi-quantum pit structure of 650nm at above-mentioned oscillation wavelength, form p-AlGaInP covering (the 2nd covering) 105, p-GaInP intermediate layer 106, p-GaAs contact layer 107, and add Zn that impurity concentration is 1e as p type impurity 18Cm -3About.
As the double-heterostructure 121 of infrared semiconductor laser 8, be adjacent on n-GaAs substrate 101, form with the double-heterostructure of red light semiconductor laser 15 and add 1e 18Cm -3About n-GaAs resilient coating 102, the n-AlGaInP covering (the 3rd covering) 108 of Si.
On said n-AlGaInP covering 108, forming the oscillation wavelength of being made up of GaAs trap layer and AlGaAs barrier layer is the active coating (the 2nd active coating) 109 of the multi-quantum pit structure of 780nm.
The oscillation wavelength of being made up of GaAs trap floor and AlGaAs barrier layer in end window district is that the Zn concentration of active coating 109 of the multi-quantum pit structure of 780nm is 1e 19Cm -3About.
On the active coating 109 of the multi-quantum pit structure that the above-mentioned oscillation wavelength of being made up of GaAs trap layer and AlGaAs barrier layer is 780nm, form and add 1e 18Cm -3About p-AlGaInP covering (the 4th covering) 110, p-GaInP intermediate layer 111, the p-GaAs contact layer 112 of Zn.
Like this, the double-heterostructure of the double-heterostructure of red light semiconductor laser 15 and infrared semiconductor laser 8 is a single chip architecture.
The hydrogen concentration of the p-AlGaInP covering 105 of the double-heterostructure of red light semiconductor laser 15 is 1e 18Cm -3, the hydrogen concentration of the p-AlGaInP covering 110 of the double-heterostructure of infrared semiconductor laser 8 is 1.5e 18Cm -3, the hydrogen concentration of the 4th covering 110 is higher than the hydrogen concentration of the 2nd covering 105, and Zn is the state that spreads easily.
Then, the formation order is described.
Utilize the epitaxial growth method of mocvd method (MOCVD), shown in Figure 1A, on the n-GaAs substrate 101 that departs from 10 degree, form and add n-GaAs resilient coating 102, the n-AlGaInP covering 103 of Si as impurity.The impurity concentration of described n-GaAs resilient coating 102, n-AlGaInP covering 103 is 1e 18Cm -3About.
On n-AlGaInP covering 103, forming the oscillation wavelength of being made up of GaInP trap layer and AlGaInP barrier layer is the active coating 104 of the multi-quantum pit structure of 650nm.
On active coating 104, make successively and add p-AlGaInP covering 105, p-GaInP intermediate layer 106, p-GaAs contact layer 107 epitaxial growths of Zn, thereby form the laminated construction of the formation double-heterostructure of red light semiconductor laser 15 as impurity.The Zn impurity concentration of p-AlGaInP covering 105, p-GaInP intermediate layer 106, p-GaAs contact layer 107 is 1e 18Cm -3About.
Then, the part double-heterostructure of etching red light semiconductor laser 15, and the zone of the growing part of the double-heterostructure of formation infrared semiconductor laser 8.
Then, as Figure 1B, form and add the n-AlGaInP covering 108 of Si as impurity, its impurity concentration is 1e 18Cm -3About.Forming the oscillation wavelength of being made up of GaAs trap layer and AlGaAs layer on n-AlGaInP covering 108 is the active coating 109 of the multi-quantum pit structure of 780nm.And then, on this active coating 109, make successively and add p-AlGaInP covering 110, p-GaInP intermediate layer 111, p-GaAs contact layer 112 epitaxial growths of Zn, thereby form the laminated construction of the formation double-heterostructure of infrared semiconductor laser element 8 as impurity.Impurity concentration is 1e 18Cm -3About.
Then, shown in Fig. 1 C, utilize etching to remove the double-heterostructure of the infrared semiconductor laser element 8 of growing on the double-heterostructure of red light semiconductor laser 15.
Then, in as the arsenic hydride scope of hydride, anneal, to improve the hydrogen concentration of p-AlGaInP layer 110 with the temperature that is equal to or higher than 500 ℃.
This processing is carried out in the operation of the end view shown in Fig. 2 A～Fig. 2 C (resonator longitudinal cross-section).
Among Fig. 2 A, form mask 113 on the part except that near the window district 118 the light emitting end surface, in this district, such deposit ZnO film shown in 114, and then form the SiO2 film, as cap rock 117.Symbol outside the bracket among the figure is corresponding to red light semiconductor laser 15, and the symbol in the bracket is corresponding to infrared semiconductor laser 8.This state is annealed with 600 ℃ down, the Zn as impurity is spread selectively, shown in Fig. 2 B.Specifically, form up in the window district 118 of ZnO film 114, extrude from the Zn of ZnO film 114 that the Zn of lower floor or former state are diffused into active coating 104 (or 109) thus form the zone that high concentration Zn diffusion region 119 spreads Zn in active coating 104 (or 109) zone becomes the MQW structural disorderization at whole end face.
Shown in Fig. 2 C, utilize above operation, the Zn concentration of the end window portion 115 of the double-heterostructure of red light semiconductor laser 15 is 3e 18Cm -3, hydrogen concentration is 1e 18Cm -3About, the Zn concentration of the end window portion 116 of the double-heterostructure of the 2nd infrared semiconductor laser is 1e 19Cm -3, hydrogen concentration is 1.5e 18Cm -3About.
The PL of end window portion (luminescence generated by light) wavelength is 600nm to the double-heterostructure of the 1st red light semiconductor laser, when the double-heterostructure of the 2nd infrared semiconductor laser is 730nm, forms desirable disordering state.
Wholwe-hearted research according to all inventors, when distinguishing the hydrogen concentration increase in the crystal, promote the non-activation of Zn, the diffusion velocity of Zn when forming the end window bilge construction is accelerated, and the double-heterostructure that forms earlier is when then forming double-heterostructure, hydrogen dissipation is so the Zn diffusion velocity of the 2nd conductive type cladding layer is slack-off.
Among the present invention, because the double-heterostructure of infrared semiconductor laser, the Multiple Quantum Well active coating that use is made up of GaAs trap layer and AlGaAs barrier layer, the double-heterostructure Zn that solves than the red light semiconductor laser that uses the Multiple Quantum Well active coating of being made up of GaInP trap layer and AlGaInP barrier layer spreads the time-consuming problem of bringing of multi-quantum pit structure disordering, so form by the double-heterostructure from red light semiconductor laser, the hydrogen concentration of the 4th covering 110 that makes the 2nd conductivity type of infrared semiconductor laser 8 is the state of hydrogen concentration of the 2nd covering 105 that is higher than the 2nd conductivity type of red light semiconductor laser 15.The difference of hydrogen concentration that preferably makes the hydrogen concentration of the 4th covering 110 and the 2nd covering 105 is more than or equal to 0.5e 18Cm -3Thus, the Zn diffusion velocity of the 2nd conductive type cladding layer of the infrared semiconductor laser of disordering spended time is accelerated, and the desired end window state of semiconductor laser device can form simultaneously.
Moreover, among the present invention, by in the arsenic hydride atmosphere, annealing the premeditated hydrogen concentration increase that makes in the crystal.Therefore, the hydrogen concentration in the 2nd conductive type cladding layer is improved, the diffusion velocity of Zn is accelerated, and can shorten to form the annealing time that end face window structure is used.
The invention provides a kind of red light semiconductor laser and infrared semiconductor laser of on single substrate, disposing, and the active coating of infrared semiconductor laser also produces abundant disordering when forming end face window structure simultaneously, thereby has 2 long wavelength semiconductor lasers of desirable end face window structure.

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1, a kind of semiconductor laser device is gone up different the 1st semiconductor laser, the 2nd semiconductor lasers of formation oscillation wavelength at the 1st conductivity type substrate (101), it is characterized in that,
Have end face window structure, and have on the 1st conductivity type substrate (101)
Comprise the 1st active coating (104) of the 1st covering (103), multi-quantum pit structure of the 1st conductivity type and the 2nd conductivity type the 2nd covering (105) the 1st semiconductor laser double-heterostructure and
The 2nd semiconductor laser double-heterostructure that comprises the 4th covering (110) of the 2nd active coating (109) of the 3rd covering (108), multi-quantum pit structure of the 1st conductivity type and the 2nd conductivity type;
The hydrogen concentration of the 4th covering (110) of the 2nd semiconductor laser is higher than the hydrogen concentration of the 2nd covering (105) of the 1st semiconductor laser.
2, the semiconductor laser device described in claim 1 is characterized in that,
With respect to the hydrogen concentration of the 1st covering of the 1st conductivity type of the 1st semiconductor laser, the hydrogen concentration height of the 2nd covering of the 2nd conductivity type; With respect to the hydrogen concentration of the 3rd covering of the 1st conductivity type of the 2nd semiconductor laser, the hydrogen concentration height of the 4th covering of the 2nd conductivity type.
3, a kind of manufacture method of semiconductor laser device is characterized in that, comprises following operation:
Go up to form at the 1st conductivity type substrate (101) the 1st active coating (104), the 2nd conductivity type of the 1st covering (103) that comprises the 1st conductivity type, multi-quantum pit structure the 2nd covering (105), the 2nd conductivity type the 1st contact layer (107) the 1st semiconductor laser (15) double-heterostructure operation,
Etch away the part double-heterostructure of the 1st semiconductor laser (15) operation,
Formation comprise the 2nd active coating (109), the 2nd conductivity type of the 3rd covering (108), the multi-quantum pit structure of the 1st conductivity type the 4th covering (110), the 2nd conductivity type the 2nd contact layer (112) the 2nd semiconductor laser (8) double-heterostructure operation,
Etch away the double-heterostructure of the 2nd semiconductor laser (8) that forms on the double-heterostructure of the 1st semiconductor laser (15) operation,
The operation of in the atmosphere of hydride, annealing and
End face portion at described laminated construction forms impurity, and makes impurity be diffused into described the 1st active coating (104) and the 2nd active coating (109) simultaneously in the mode of heat-treating, thereby forms the operation of end face window structure.
4, the semiconductor laser device described in claim 1 is characterized in that,
The double-heterostructure of the 1st semiconductor laser is a red light semiconductor laser, and the double-heterostructure of the 2nd semiconductor laser is an infrared semiconductor laser.
5, the manufacture method of the semiconductor laser device described in claim 3 is characterized in that,
The double-heterostructure of the 1st semiconductor laser is a red light semiconductor laser, and the double-heterostructure of the 2nd semiconductor laser is an infrared semiconductor laser.
6, the manufacture method of the semiconductor laser device described in claim 3 is characterized in that,
The double-heterostructure of the 1st semiconductor laser forms earlier than the double-heterostructure of the 2nd semiconductor laser.
7, the semiconductor laser device described in claim 1 is characterized in that,
The 3rd covering of the 1st conductivity type of the 1st covering of the 1st conductivity type of the 1st semiconductor laser and the 2nd covering of the 2nd conductivity type and the 2nd semiconductor laser and the 4th covering of the 2nd conductivity type are the materials that comprises phosphorus.
8, the manufacture method of the semiconductor laser device described in claim 3 is characterized in that,
In the 1st semiconductor laser, the 2nd semiconductor laser all with phosphorus as V group element.
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